tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2092781418113344563..comments2018-02-21T13:37:56.078-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Using Ships’ Logs to Study Climate ChangeJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-53410897574175384322008-08-14T20:18:00.000-05:002008-08-14T20:18:00.000-05:00Franklin and his cousin, a sea captain named Timot...Franklin and his cousin, a sea captain named Timothy Folger, were the first people to <I>publish</I> on the Gulf Stream, with a map even <A HREF="http://www.keyshistory.org/gulfstream.html" REL="nofollow">shown here</A>. <BR/><BR/>As I understand it (all from a paper I heard a few years back), by that time most transatlantic navigators probably knew about the useful current, but they hadn’t told the general public. <BR/><BR/>If global warming or anything else changes the gulf stream, then Britain will see much bigger changes than rising sea levels. The islands are at the latitude of Newfoundland, but have a more temperate climate thanks to the warm water flowing from the Caribbean. Take that away, and it's Denmark.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-72842586283225300232008-08-14T18:17:00.000-05:002008-08-14T18:17:00.000-05:00Interesting post J.L. Is it true that Ben Franklin...Interesting post J.L. Is it true that Ben Franklin took temperature readings at various depths to chart the gulf stream on his trips across the Atlantic? <BR/><BR/>Were those measurements recorded and kept? It would be interesting to compare those to current readings as well. <BR/><BR/>I seem to remember reading something about Franklin being credited for charting the gulfstream. Or did Franklin know about the gulfstream, then decided to try and chart it?Steven Wyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692121240770716214noreply@blogger.com